Fort Strong
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Fort Strong is a former coastal defense fortification in Boston Harbor that played a role in protecting the city and its shipping channels, particularly during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Strong canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defense fortification
ⓘ
former military installation ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense against naval attack ⓘ |
| category | Historic coastal fortification in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | ruins and remnants ⓘ |
| era | Endicott Period coastal defenses ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coast artillery batteries
ⓘ
concrete fortifications ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ mine control facilities ⓘ observation posts ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal artillery post
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ protection of shipping channels ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Boston Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
approaches to Boston ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Long Island, Boston Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | General George C. Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | shipping channels to Boston ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partially, via Long Island access restrictions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States coastal defense system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
defense of Boston Harbor approaches
ⓘ
protection of commercial shipping ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
ⓘ
decommissioned ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
19th century
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World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
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